It's about time Sara!

OK OK I know, it's bad. I haven't written much. But as of today I will start blogging! I need to record all of these experiences before I forget!
September..oh September. It was sooo full of activities. I've included a link to our schedule; there you can see all we did in September. Also check out http://www.griis.es/calendar.htm for my schedule of extra-curricular activities. I had class with the program's director, Amalia Pulgarin, Monday-Thurday mornings at 9:30. Then we had excursions almost every day and evening. The first week was a lot of "paseos" or walks through different parts of Granada. During every paseo, I noted how I MUST come back here, because it is so beautiful.
We visited La Capilla Real, where Isabel, Ferdinad and their daughter lay. Granada has some awesome museums, including one that opened six months ago! It is called Caja Granada or the Granada Box, and it sure is shaped like a towering but hollow box. It is devoted to the history of Andulucia, or the southern section of Spain, from prehistory to the 21st century. Andaluz was ruled by the romans, arabs, and of course Los Reyes Catolicos (Isabel y Ferdinad). It's the most technologically advanced, and therefore the most fun and interactive, museum I have ever been to. Also, the science museum is wicked good (aaw I miss Boston).
There is the park of Federico Garcia Lorca, the writer and artist. The park was built around his summer home, which is now a museum. Everything in the house except one room is exactly the way the family left it when they moved in exhile to New York when the Spanish Civil War began and Lorca was assasinated. http://www.huertadesanvicente.com/e_portada.php?id=0 I love this park, it is full of multi-colored rose gardens and trees like the ones in Dr. Seuss books. There is a big beautiful fountain that does a light show every night.
Many (too many!) of our excursions included trekking up the steep hill streets toward the Alhambra. I lost pounds during my first few weeks here from these darn climbs.
And of course we visited the three parts of the Alhambra. What struck me the most was the palacio, because no expensive materials were used, such as marble or gold. Every wall was an intricate, lavish carving, carved into cheap stone. They would carve a perfect pattern, then make copies using plaster, and paste them altogether on the walls. And hundreds of years ago every carving was painted, mostly green (the color of Islam), yellow, orange and blue. The sun has faded most of the color off the walls. The Muslims used time, work and only cheap materials to make one of the 7 wonders of the world.
Ok, next I talk about MOROCCO!!!